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TheACT,mapped.
The ACT rewards speed and pattern recognition: more questions, less time per question, and content that repeats from year to year. Science is now optional and the core test is shorter. We pulled apart every released ACT and ranked what recurs, so your student practices the questions that will actually be there.
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ACT · The pattern map
Whatshowsup.
These are not guesses. Each one appears on released ACTs again and again, and each one is teachable in a session or two.
01
Commas and clause boundaries
The English section returns to the same punctuation decisions on every released exam.
02
Rates, ratios, and averages
Word problems built on proportional thinking anchor the math section year after year.
03
Lines and slopes
Reading, writing, and interpreting linear equations, in algebra and in coordinate geometry.
04
Finding the stated evidence
Reading questions that hinge on locating exactly what the passage said, under real time pressure.
The essentials
Format
English, math, and reading, with science optional. About 2 hours 5 minutes for the core sections.
Scoring
A composite of 1 to 36, averaged from English, math, and reading.
Dates
Seven national dates a year: February, April, June, July, September, October, and December.
